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Battle of Sellnitz 
Summary
The Battle of Sellnitz was fought on 23 September 1438 between the Imperial Saxons and the Hussites. The Saxons were led by Frederick II of Saxony. On his journey to Saxony from Bohemia was accompanied by czech noble Jakoubek of Vřesovice, the former hussite leader (hetman) of the Union of Žatec and Louny, now hetman of the region Litoměřice and Žatec. During their journey they clashed with the hussite army of the Union of Žatec and Louny led by several nobles strengthened by 300 Polish cavalrymen. Jakoubek tried to negotiate with his former companions, but failed. The Saxons won the battle; about 2,000 Hussites were killed, and again as many taken prisoner.[1]
| Battle of Sellnitz | |||||||
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| Part of Post-Hussite Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Germany hetman's forces of region Litoměřice and Žatec |
 Hussites of Žatec and Louny Polish allies | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Jakoubek of Vřesovice Frederick II of Saxony |
Petr Holický (POW) Svojše of Zahrádka (POW) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
500 killed 1,657 prisoners Hermann Hallwich: 2,000 killed 2,000 prisoners | ||||||
References edit
- ^ Hermann Hallwich: Jakaubek of Wřesowitz. A contribution to the history of the Hussite movement. In: Narrative of the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia ., Vol 4 (1866), pp 33-49, here p.40.
Bibliography edit
- Schlesinger, Ludwig. The battle at Sellnitz (1438). Narrative of the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia, Vol. 20 (1882), pp. 1-61
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